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The Regional School for Public Administration (ReSPA) organised
on 1 and 2 November 2016 in Tirana, Albania, the Conference on regional
cooperation among technical secretariats of the National Investment Commissions
of ReSPA Members and Kosovo*.

The
conference was opened by Mrs. Ratka Sekulović, the ReSPA Director, and Mrs.
Erisa Xhixho, Vice Minister of European Integration of Albania, who welcomed
participants by emphasizing the importance of further strengthening of the
regional cooperation amongst the National Investment Commissions (NICs).

Mr.
Yngve Engström, Head of Cooperations at the EU Delegation in Tirana, addressed
participants on the topic on Recommendations for updating and further
improvement of Single Project Pipelines. Mr. Massimo Cingolani, Head of Unit at
the European Investment Bank, presented the STAREBEI Report ”Investment for
Growth and Development in the Western Balkans”.

During
the second day of conference, the representatives of technical secretariats of
their respective NICs discussed the upgrade and revision of the Single project
pipelines, presenting their relevant experience. They also provided
recommendations on how ReSPA could further support their work.

* This
designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with
UNSCR 1244 and ICJ Advisory opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of independence

About us

ReSPA is an international
organisation which has been entrusted with the mission of boosting regional
cooperation in the field of public administration in the Western Balkans. As
such, ReSPA is a unique historical endeavour, established to support the
creation of accountable, effective and professional public administration
systems for the Western Balkans on their way to EU accession.

ReSPA seeks to achieve this
mission through the organisation and delivery of training activities, high
level conferences, networking events, summer schools, study tours and
publications, the overall objectives of which are to transfer new knowledge and
skills as well as to facilitate the exchange of experiences both within the
region and between the region and the EU Member States.

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